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Nikolai Volkoff, the Glossary

Josip Hrvoje Peruzović (October 14, 1947 – July 29, 2018), better known by his ring name Nikolai Volkoff, was a Croatian-American professional wrestler from Yugoslavia, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation where he usually played a Soviet heel.^[1]

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Alberta

Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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All Japan Pro Wrestling

(AJPW/AJP) or simply All Japan is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established on October 21, 1972, when Giant Baba split away from the Japanese Wrestling Association and created his own promotion.

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Allstate Arena

Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, northwest of Chicago, located at the corner of Mannheim Road and Lunt Avenue, just north of Mannheim Road's interchange with the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) about north of O'Hare International Airport.

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American Idol

American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America.

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American Wrestling Association

The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 until 1991.

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Astrodome

The NRG Astrodome, formerly and also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, was the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Autobiography

An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written biography of one's own life.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County (locally: or) is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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Barry Horowitz

Barry Horowitz (born March 24, 1959) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

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Barry Windham

Barry Clinton Windham (born July 4, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Barry Windham are NWA Florida Tag Team Champions and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Big E (wrestler)

Ettore Ewen (born March 1, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and former powerlifter.

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Big John Studd

John William Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. Nikolai Volkoff and Big John Studd are Stampede Wrestling alumni and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Big Time Wrestling (Detroit)

Big Time Wrestling (also known as NWA Detroit) was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Detroit, Michigan in the United States.

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Bill Watts

William F. Watts Jr. (born May 5, 1939) is a retired American professional wrestler, promoter and former American football player. Nikolai Volkoff and Bill Watts are NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Birth name

A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth.

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Bob Backlund

Robert Louis Backlund (born August 14, 1949) is an American retired amateur and professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Bob Backlund are NWA Florida Tag Team Champions and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Bobby Heenan

Raymond Louis Heenan (November 1, 1944 – September 17, 2017) was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, and wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Bobby Heenan are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Boris Zhukov

James Kirk Harrell (born January 29, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov are Faux Russian professional wrestlers.

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Born in the U.S.A. (song)

"Born in the U.S.A." is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen and released in 1984 on the album of the same name as its opening track.

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Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

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Bruno Sammartino

Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (October 6, 1935 – April 18, 2018) was an Italian-American professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Bruno Sammartino are Stampede Wrestling alumni, WWE Hall of Fame inductees and WWF International Tag Team Champions.

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Calgary

Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Championship Wrestling from Florida

Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area.

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Chris Markoff

Risto Zelevarov (March 1, 1938 – February 10, 2024), known professionally as Chris Markoff, was a Yugoslav-American professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Chris Markoff are Faux Russian professional wrestlers, NWA Florida Tag Team Champions, NWA World Tag Team Champions (Detroit version) and Yugoslav emigrants to the United States.

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CJ Perry

Catherine Joy "CJ" Perry (born March 24, 1985) is an American professional wrestling manager, professional wrestler, and actress. Nikolai Volkoff and CJ Perry are Faux Russian professional wrestlers.

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Code enforcement

Code enforcement, sometimes encompassing law enforcement, is the act of enforcing a set of rules, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and ensuring observance of a system of norms or customs.

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Corporal Kirchner

Michael James Penzel (September 7, 1957 – December 22, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and United States Army paratrooper. Nikolai Volkoff and Corporal Kirchner are Stampede Wrestling alumni.

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Croatian Americans

Croatian Americans or Croat Americans (Američki Hrvati) are Americans who have full or partial Croatian ancestry.

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D. J. Hyde

David John Markland (born March 1, 1978) is an American professional wrestler & promoter, better known as D. J. Hyde.

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Don Muraco

Don Muraco (born September 10, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Don Muraco are NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions, Stampede Wrestling alumni and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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ECW World Heavyweight Championship

The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and later, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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Evening Post Industries

Evening Post Industries is a privately held American media company, based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

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Executioners (professional wrestling)

The Executioners is the name of several tag teams and single masked wrestlers who wrestled in the BYWA, TWA, AWF and the World Wide Wrestling Federation.

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Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was an American professional wrestling promotion that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and operated by its parent company HHG Corporation.

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Face (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a face (babyface) is a heroic, "good guy", "do-gooder", or "fan favorite" wrestler, booked (scripted) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans.

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Fox Entertainment Group

The Fox Entertainment Group (FEG) was an American entertainment company specialized in filmed entertainment owned by 21st Century Fox.

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Fox News

The Fox News Channel (FNC), commonly known as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City.

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Freddie Blassie

Frederick Kenneth Blassie (February 8, 1918 – June 2, 2003) was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name "Classy" Freddie Blassie. Nikolai Volkoff and Freddie Blassie are NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Geeto Mongol

Newton Tattrie (July 12, 1931 – July 19, 2013) was a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Geeto Mongol (also spelled Geto Mongol). Nikolai Volkoff and Geeto Mongol are NWA World Tag Team Champions (Detroit version), NWF World Tag Team Champions, Stampede Wrestling alumni and WWF International Tag Team Champions.

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Georgia Championship Wrestling

Georgia Championship Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Gimmick (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a gimmick generally refers to a wrestler's in-ring persona, character, behaviour, attire, and/or other distinguishing traits while performing which are usually artificially created in order to draw fan interest.

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Glen Arm, Maryland

Glen Arm is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.

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Greco-Roman wrestling

Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Continental English) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide.

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Hammer and sickle

The hammer and sickle (Unicode) is a communist symbol representing proletarian solidarity between agricultural and industrial workers.

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Hart Foundation

The Hart Foundation is the name of several derivative tag teams and stables composed primarily of members and close friends of the Hart wrestling family.

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Heat (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, heat can refer to both crowd reactions and real-life animosity between those involved in a professional wrestling angle, or match.

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Heel (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a rudo in lucha libre) is a wrestler who portrays a villain, "bad guy", "evil-doer", or "rulebreaker", and acts as an antagonist to the faces, who are the heroic protagonist or "good guy" characters.

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Hercules (wrestler)

Raymond Constantine Fernandez Jr. (May 7, 1956 – March 6, 2004) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hercules Hernandez, or simply Hercules. Nikolai Volkoff and Hercules (wrestler) are Stampede Wrestling alumni.

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Homelessness

Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing.

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Hot plate

A hot plate or hotplate is a portable self-contained tabletop small appliance cooktop that features one or more electric heating elements or gas burners.

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Howard Finkel

Howard Finkel (June 7, 1950 – April 16, 2020) was an American professional wrestling ring announcer, backstage worker, and occasional professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in WWE. Nikolai Volkoff and Howard Finkel are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Hulk Hogan

Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Hulk Hogan are Stampede Wrestling alumni and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Independent circuit

In professional wrestling, the independent circuit (often shortened to the indie circuit or the indies) is the collective name of independently owned promotions which are deemed to be smaller and more regionalized than major national promotions.

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International Wrestling Association (1970s)

The International Wrestling Association (IWA) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1970s.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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Ivan Koloff

Oreal Donald Perras (August 25, 1942 – February 18, 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "the Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff. Nikolai Volkoff and Ivan Koloff are Faux Russian professional wrestlers and NWA Florida Tag Team Champions.

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Jillian Hall

Jillian Faye Hall (September 6, 1980) is an American professional wrestler.

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Jim Brunzell

James Brunzell (born August 13, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Jim Crockett Promotions is a family-owned professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

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Jim Duggan

James Edward Duggan Jr. (born January 14, 1954), better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American retired professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Jim Duggan are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Jim Ross

James William Ross (born January 3, 1952) is an American professional wrestling commentator, sports announcer, podcaster, and occasional professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jim Ross (often shortened to JR). Nikolai Volkoff and Jim Ross are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Jimmy Cicero

Matthew Bowman (born January 2, 1969) is an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name "Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero, who has worked for the United States Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and various other promotions on the independent circuit.

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Jimmy Snuka

James Reiher Snuka (born James Wiley Smith; May 18, 1943 – January 15, 2017) was a Fijian and American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Nikolai Volkoff and Jimmy Snuka are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Jimmy Valiant

James Harold Fanning (born August 6, 1942) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Handsome" Jimmy Valiant. Nikolai Volkoff and Jimmy Valiant are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Kayfabe

In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true", specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalries, and relationships between participants as being genuine and not staged.

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Ken Patera

Kenneth Wayne Patera (born November 6, 1942) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor. Nikolai Volkoff and Ken Patera are NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions.

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Killer Bees (professional wrestling)

The Killer Bees were a tag team composed of "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair in the World Wrestling Federation from 1985 to 1988 and later on the independent circuit.

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Killer Kowalski

Wladek Kowalski (born Edward Władysław Spulnik; October 13, 1926 – August 30, 2008), known by the ring name as Killer Kowalski, was a Polish-Canadian professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Killer Kowalski are Stampede Wrestling alumni and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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King Kong Bundy

Christopher Alan Pallies (November 7, 1957 – March 4, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor better known by his wrestling gimmick and ring name, King Kong Bundy. Nikolai Volkoff and King Kong Bundy are Million Dollar Corporation members and Stampede Wrestling alumni.

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Lanham, Maryland

Lanham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland.

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Legends of Wrestling is a professional wrestling video game developed and published by Acclaim.

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Legends of Wrestling II is a professional wrestling video game developed by Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City, published by Acclaim Entertainment, and released on November 26, 2002, for both the PlayStation 2 and GameCube.

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List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010)

The World Tag Team Championship, originally known as the WWWF World Tag Team Championship, was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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Lou Albano

Louis Vincent Albano (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009) was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name "Captain" Lou Albano. Nikolai Volkoff and Lou Albano are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Luka Peruzović

Luka Peruzović (born 26 February 1952) is a Croatian football coach and former player, who managed Belgium's Standard Liège, Charleroi and Anderlecht and Qatar's Al Sadd.

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Luke Graham (wrestler)

James Grady Johnson (February 5, 1940 – June 23, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name, "Crazy" Luke Graham. Nikolai Volkoff and Luke Graham (wrestler) are NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions, NWA World Tag Team Champions (Detroit version), Stampede Wrestling alumni and WWF International Tag Team Champions.

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Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City.

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Maria Kanellis

Mary Louis "Maria" Kanellis-Bennett (born February 25, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, manager, promoter, singer and model.

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Maryland Legislative District 7

Maryland's Legislative District 7 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly.

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MCW Pro Wrestling

MCW Pro Wrestling (formerly known as Maryland Championship Wrestling) is a regional independent wrestling promotion based in Joppa, Maryland.

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Meadowlands Arena

Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States.

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Mick Foley

Michael "Mick" Francis Foley (born June 7, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler and author. Nikolai Volkoff and Mick Foley are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship

The Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in the Mid-South Wrestling Association from 1979 until the promotion became the Universal Wrestling Federation in 1986.

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Mike Rotunda

Lawrence Michael Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Mike Rotunda are Million Dollar Corporation members and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Million Dollar Corporation

The Million Dollar Corporation was a professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from April 1994 to May 1996 and was led and managed by the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.

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Miro (wrestler)

Miroslav Petrov Barnyashev (Мирослав Петров Барняшев,; born December 25, 1985) is a Bulgarian professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Miro (wrestler) are Faux Russian professional wrestlers.

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Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south.

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National Wrestling Alliance

The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion and governing body owned by Billy Corgan and operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc.

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National Wrestling Federation

The National Wrestling Federation (NWF) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Buffalo, New York and owned by promoter Pedro Martinez.

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New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame

The New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame and Fan Fest is an American professional wrestling hall of fame.

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling

(NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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NWA Florida Tag Team Championship

The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida Underground Wrestling.

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NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship

The GCW Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Georgia Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion.

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NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship

The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship was a tag team title defended in the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Mid-Atlantic territory. The championship was originally created in the summer of 1968 and was originally named the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship. During this time, the title was the primary tag team championship that was defended in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling owned by Jim Crockett, Sr.

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NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version)

The Detroit version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was the top ranked professional wrestling championship for tag teams in the Detroit, Michigan-based promotion Big Time Wrestling, sometimes referred to as NWA Detroit, between 1965 and 1980. As a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), All-Star Wrestling was entitled to promote their own local version of the championship as the NWA bylaws did not restrict its use in the way they restricted the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to one nationally recognized championship.

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NWF World Tag Team Championship

The NWF World Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in the National Wrestling Federation from 1970 to 1974, the entire life of the promotion.

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Paratrooper

A paratrooper or military parachutist is a soldier trained to conduct military operations by parachuting directly into an area of operations, usually as part of a large airborne forces unit.

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Penny (United States coin)

The cent, the United States of America one-cent coin (symbol: ¢), often called the "penny", is a unit of currency equaling one one-hundredth of a United States of America dollar.

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Police Athletic League

The Police Athletic League (PAL) is an organization in many American police departments in which members of the police force coach young people, both boys and girls, in sports, and help with homework and other school-related activities.

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Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift.

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Powers of Pain

The Powers of Pain are a professional wrestling tag team.

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling) is a form of athletic theater that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise (known colloquially as kayfabe), that the performers are competitive wrestlers.

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Professional wrestling match types

Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.

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Ring name

A ring name is a type of stage name used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting the wrong image.

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Royal Rumble (1992)

The 1992 Royal Rumble was the fifth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR or RSFSR), previously known as the Russian Soviet Republic and the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, and unofficially as Soviet Russia,Declaration of Rights of the laboring and exploited people, article I. was an independent federal socialist state from 1917 to 1922, and afterwards the largest and most populous constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1922 to 1991, until becoming a sovereign part of the Soviet Union with priority of Russian laws over Union-level legislation in 1990 and 1991, the last two years of the existence of the USSR..

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S. D. Jones

Conrad Efraim (March 30, 1945 – October 26, 2008) was an Antiguan professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Special Delivery Jones or S. D. Jones (sometimes referred to as S. D. "Special Delivery" Jones) from his time (1974–1990) in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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Santino Marella

Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1974), better known by the ring name Santino Marella, is a Canadian professional wrestler and judoka.

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Saturday Night's Main Event

Saturday Night's Main Event is an American series of professional wrestling television specials that were produced by WWE (known at the time of launch as the World Wrestling Federation).

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Sgt. Slaughter

Robert Rudolph Remus (born August 27, 1948), better known by his ring name Sgt. Nikolai Volkoff and Sgt. Slaughter are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Showdown: Legends of Wrestling is a professional wrestling video game developed by Acclaim Studios Austin and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004.

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Slammy Award

The Slammy Awards, also known as the Slammys, is a concept used by WWE, where awards, similar to the Academy and Grammy Awards, are given to professional wrestlers and other individuals within WWE, such as commentators and managers.

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Slick (wrestling)

Kenneth Wayne Johnson (born December 8, 1957) is an American retired professional wrestling manager, better known by his ring name, Slick.

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The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe.

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The Socialist Republic of Croatia (Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), commonly abbreviated as SR Croatia and referred to as simply Croatia, was a constituent republic and federated state of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

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Split, Croatia

Split (Spalato:; see other names), is the second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast.

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Stampede Wrestling

Stampede Wrestling was a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta.

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State Anthem of the Soviet Union

The "State Anthem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" was the national anthem of the Soviet Union and the regional anthem of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1944 to 1991, replacing "The Internationale".

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Streaming television

Streaming television is the digital distribution of television content, such as television series and films, streamed over the Internet.

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Stu Hart

Stewart Edward Hart (May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur and professional wrestler, wrestling booker, promoter, and coach. Nikolai Volkoff and Stu Hart are Stampede Wrestling alumni and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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SummerSlam

SummerSlam is a professional wrestling event, produced annually since 1988 by the world's largest professional wrestling promotion, WWE.

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SummerSlam (1988)

The 1988 SummerSlam (marketed as SummerSlam '88) was the inaugural SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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Survivor Series (1990)

The 1990 Survivor Series was the fourth annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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Tag team

Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers.

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Tarzan Tyler

Camille Laurent Tourville (December 4, 1927 – December 24, 1985), better known by his ring name Tarzan "The Boot" Tyler, was a Canadian professional wrestler and manager. Nikolai Volkoff and Tarzan Tyler are NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions, Stampede Wrestling alumni and WWF International Tag Team Champions.

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Ted DiBiase

Theodore Marvin DiBiase Sr. (born January 18, 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler, manager, and color commentator. Nikolai Volkoff and Ted DiBiase are Million Dollar Corporation members and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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The Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local, regional, national, and international news.

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The Bolsheviks

The Bolsheviks were a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from late 1987 until the spring of 1990. Nikolai Volkoff and the Bolsheviks are Faux Russian professional wrestlers.

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The Bushwhackers

The Bushwhackers were a professional wrestling tag team who competed first as the New Zealand Kiwis and then as The Sheepherders during their 36-year career as a tag team. Nikolai Volkoff and the Bushwhackers are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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The Iron Sheik

Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (حسین خسرو علی وزیری, romanized: Hossein Xosrô 'Ali Vaziri; March 15, 1942 – June 7, 2023), better known by his ring name the Iron Sheik, was an Iranian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor. Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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The Patriot (wrestler)

Delbert Alexander "Del" Wilkes, Jr. (December 21, 1961 – June 30, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, better known by his ring names, The Trooper and The Patriot.

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The Post and Courier

The Post and Courier is the main daily newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina.

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The Sandman (wrestler)

James Fullington (born June 16, 1963), better known by his ring name The Sandman, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he developed into a smoking and drinking "Hardcore Icon" and held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship a record five times.

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"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.

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Tito Santana

Merced Solis (born May 10, 1953), better known by the ring name Tito Santana, is an American professional wrestler, trainer, and retired school teacher. Nikolai Volkoff and Tito Santana are Stampede Wrestling alumni and WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Todd Pettengill

Todd Clark Pettengill (born April 18, 1966) is a former American radio disc jockey who most recently worked for WPLJ 95.5 in the New York area.

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Tony Marino

Tony Silipini (April 20, 1931 – May 28, 2021) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tony Marino. Nikolai Volkoff and Tony Marino are NWA World Tag Team Champions (Detroit version), Stampede Wrestling alumni and WWF International Tag Team Champions.

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Tribune Publishing

Tribune Publishing Company (briefly Tronc, Inc.) is an American newspaper print and online media publishing company.

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U.S. Express

The U.S. Express was a professional wrestling tag team composed of Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham in the World Wrestling Federation. Nikolai Volkoff and U.S. Express are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Universal Amphitheatre

Universal Amphitheatre (later known as Gibson Amphitheatre) was an indoor amphitheatre located in Los Angeles, California within Universal City.

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Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)

The Universal Wrestling Federation was a 1986 re-branding of wrestler-turned-owner Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling promotion.

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Víctor Rivera (wrestler)

Víctor Rivera (born May 25, 1944) is a Puerto Rican retired professional wrestler. Nikolai Volkoff and Víctor Rivera (wrestler) are WWF International Tag Team Champions.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien; Austro-Bavarian) is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria.

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Vincent J. McMahon

Vincent James McMahon (July 6, 1914 – May 24, 1984), also referred to as Vince McMahon Sr., was an American professional wrestling promoter. Nikolai Volkoff and Vincent J. McMahon are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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Vladimir Kozlov

Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius (Олег Александрович Прудиус; Олег Олександрович Прудіус, Oleh Oleksandrovych Prudius; born April 27, 1969) better known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov, is a Ukrainian-American actor and professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under his real name. Nikolai Volkoff and Vladimir Kozlov are Faux Russian professional wrestlers.

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Walla Walla, Washington

Walla Walla is a city in and the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, United States.

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Western world

The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in the regions of Australasia, Western Europe, and Northern America; with some debate as to whether those in Eastern Europe and Latin America also constitute the West.

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William Regal

Darren Kenneth Matthews (born 10 May 1968), better known by the ring name William Regal, is an English retired professional wrestler.

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World Tag Team Championship (WWE)

The World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division.

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World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)

The 1971 to 2010 version of the World Tag Team Championship was the original professional wrestling world tag team championship in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) promotion, and the company's third tag team championship overall. Originally established by the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) on June 3, 1971 (renamed World Wrestling Federation/WWF in 1979), it served as the only title for tag teams in the promotion until the then-WWF bought World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in March 2001, which added the WCW Tag Team Championship.

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World Wide Wrestling Alliance

The World Wide Wrestling Alliance (WWWA), previously known as NWA Ohio, was an American professional wrestling promotion.

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World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)

The World Wrestling Association was an Indianapolis-based professional wrestling promotion which was operated by Dick the Bruiser and his business partner Wilbur Snyder.

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World Wrestling Council

The World Wrestling Council (WWC; Spanish: "Consejo Mundial de Lucha"), is a professional wrestling promotion based in Puerto Rico.

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World Wrestling Legends was a professional wrestling event produced by Mirabilis Ventures and promoted by Sal Corrente, which was held on March 5, 2006.

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WrestleMania

WrestleMania is a professional wrestling event held annually between mid-March and mid-April by the American company WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion.

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WrestleMania 2

WrestleMania 2 was the second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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WrestleMania I

WrestleMania (sequentially known as WrestleMania I) was the inaugural WrestleMania and inaugural professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event (only in selected areas), produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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WrestleMania III

WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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WrestleMania VI

WrestleMania VI was the sixth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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WrestleMania X-Seven

WrestleMania X-Seven (also known as WrestleMania 17) was the 17th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

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Wrestling Observer Newsletter

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON) is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.

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WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion.

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WWE Championship

The WWE Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division.

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WWE Hall of Fame

The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which honors professional wrestlers and professional wrestling personalities maintained by WWE. Nikolai Volkoff and WWE Hall of Fame are WWE Hall of Fame inductees.

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WWE Hall of Fame (2005)

WWE Hall of Fame (2005) was the event which featured introduction of the 6th class to the WWE Hall of Fame.

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WWE Legends of WrestleMania is a professional wrestling video game featuring legends of the professional wrestling promotion, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), who have appeared at WrestleManias 1 to XV in the 1980s and 1990s; during that time, WWE was known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Volkoff

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